Srinagar, May 28: The High court on Monday directed Government to withhold the salary of Chief Engineer, Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department, Kashmir for defying its orders.
It further directed the Commissioner Secretary I&FC to report compliance of Single Bench judgment delivered in a service writ petition, by June 3 failing which similar orders shall follow for him also.
Earlier on August 6, 2018 a notice was issued by the court against respondents to report compliance, the court in a order said, “Without going into the details of the orders passed from time to time, it shall be relevant to take note of the order dated 11.03.2019 when the counsel appearing for the respondents sought time to either report orders of the Supreme Court in SLP claimed to have been filed by the State against the decision of this court or to submit the compliance.”
Observing that even as more than two months have passed no response has been filed yet. “Today when the matter was taken up, the officer (Chief Engineer) present in person as also his counsel submitted that the matter is under active consideration of government that is Commissioner Secretary, I&FC Department”.
“Since there is no compliance filed by the respondents, it is directed that the release of pay shall be stopped in favour of the Chief Engineer, I&FC Department, Kashmir, till further orders.”